Shoe-fastener.



-A. A. SIMAN.

SHOE PASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.18, 1909.

I 1,079,521, v Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

WI TNESSES COLUMBIA PLANOIIIAPM co.. WASHINGTON, u. c.

ANTOUN A.-

SIMAN, or nnraornivrrcnrenn SI-IOE-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent."

Patented N ov. 25,1913.

Application filed January 18,1909. Serial No. 472,796.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANToUN A. SIMAN, asubject of the Sultan of Turkey, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the'accompanying drawings. a

In shoe-fasteners of the buckle or'clamp type, the edges of the shoe flaps are usually unyieldingly held in closed position, and that for only a comparatively short distance that is defined by the width of the fastening. V

This invention relates to a shoe fastener whereby the edges of the shoe flaps are yieldingly forced together throughout their length and whereby the fastener is locked when closed against accidental displacement although adapted to be clasped or unclasped readily without insertion of buckle tongues or the like, and thus being particularly fitted for shoes for people who are cripple and do not have free use of their hands.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, high shoe provided with a fastenlng embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a view of a low shoe similarly equipped. Fig. 3 is a view in detail of the'fastener in open position. Fig. 4 is a view in detail of the fastener partially open, with its members under compression or tension. Fig. 5 is a View in detail of the fastener fullyopened.

Referring to the drawings, a flat spring metal plate 1, arched to fit smoothly over the shoe instep, has inturned or inrolled ends 2 which form. tubular bearings. A body 8 of a spring wire link is movably secured in each of these bearings, the outer portion being bent transversely to the body Into arms a with outturned ends 5. The arms are correspondingly curved to correspond to the plate and the links of each plate are So proportioned that when inturned against the latter, they nearly or quite meet at the plate center.

more particularly Figure 1 is a view ofa The fastener is secured to a shoe by institehing the link ends along the marginal portions of the shoe flaps 6 so that they may turn readily. VVherea single fastener is sufficient, as in a low shoe, the links extendthe full length of the flap edges be yond the plate. If two or more are necessary, the wires of adjacent links are extended to meet centrally between the plates.

The. link ends are given a permanent set corresponding to the contour of the respective flap edges, so that when the fastening is closed, the shoe is well drawn together, while the wire temporarily yields to allow the links to be turned as the plate-is moved in and out and at the same time there is acertain amount of flexibility along the line of the shoe opening similar to that afforded by conventional lacing. hen the links of'the opened fastening are inturnedslight-ly as in Fig. 3, and the plate pressed in, the flaps and inner'ends of thelinks come into abutting relation as in Fig. 4,. and the curved arms are compressed and the arched plate distended as the parts are forced home, and are restored to normal position as the closed position of Fig. 5 is reached. Thus the parts cannot readily be displaced and are substantially positively lockedwhen closed; The plate may be ornamental, formed to represent a buckle, or be covered with a bow.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claim, and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

The device may be readily adapted for use as a fastener for gloves, the light ylelding wire readily conforming to the wrist.

What I claim as my lnventlon 1s The combination with a shoe having flaps over-lying the upper instep port on, of a fastener comprising an arched spring metal plate, inrolled ends thereon forming tubular bearings and links each consisting of a spring wire journaled between 1ts ends in one' of the bearings and bent beyond the bearings into apair of similarly dlsposed arms with outturned ends, the arms belng j curved to fold closely against the underside 1 to: Which they yieldingly conform and in Copies of this patent may be obtained for g t V 7 1,079,521

of the edjacent plate and proportioned to the shoe flaps together throughout their hold the flap margins in abutment when so lengths.

folded, the end portions being, institched I In testimony whereof I aifix my signature alongithe mztrginzfl poitions ofthe shoe'flztps in presence of two witnesses.

' I. ANTOUN A. SIMAN. which they turn axially, the plate and arms Witnesses: being so proportioned that the fastener when C; R. STICKNEY, closed yieldingly compresses the margins of T. E. BARTHEL.

five een ts eech by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

